Big Trees, California

Coordinates: 38°16′39″N 120°18′38″W / 38.27750°N 120.31056°W / 38.27750; -120.31056

Big Trees
Unincorporated community
Big Trees

Location in California

Coordinates: 38°16′39″N 120°18′38″W / 38.27750°N 120.31056°W / 38.27750; -120.31056
Country United States
State California
County Calaveras County
Elevation[1] 4,728 ft (1,441 m)

Big Trees (also, Bigtrees) is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 4728 feet (1441 m). A post office was established in 1865, closed for a time in 1903, and closed for good in 1943.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Trees, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 747. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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